Logo - Feel The Words

Only Quotes

On narrowed choices and the one option that remains.

The word 'only' frames very different ideas here: a single film genre praised for its originality, a physicist's account of shifting foundations, and a stated view on Cold War-era power struggles across Europe. For more, see our Life quotes.

I had an unhealthy obsession with 'Only Fools and Horses.' I still have to watch an episode with my brother every two or three weeks.

Quotes by Jack Lowden

Delaware is the only state east of the Rockies that is allowed under federal law to offer sports betting.

Quotes by Jack Markell

If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.

Quotes by Jack Keane

The only people that have ever fought ISIS in Syria is not the regime; it is the Free Syrian Army.

Quotes by Jack Keane

If we have the intent to use the military only when needed, then that also becomes, then, therefore, a credible deterrent.

Quotes by Jack Keane

I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court.

Quotes by Jack Kevorkian

So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment.

Quotes by Jack Kingston

Watch me, and I only really like the ball into feet. I don't like running in behind so much.

Quotes by Jack Grealish

The only dead bodies from marijuana are in the prisons and at the hands of the police. This is ridiculous.

Quotes by Jack Herer

We can only control what we do on the pitch and what we do on the training ground.

Quotes by Jack Butland

GIS is the only technology that actually integrates many different subjects using geography as its common framework.

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

There is only one me.

Quotes by Ja Rule

My grandparents got out of Poland right before the Holocaust and came here, and the only thing that mattered was surviving.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever said is truth. Only the act.

Quotes by Jack Bowman

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.

Quotes by Jack Bowman

Deconstructing the concept of race not only conflicts with people's tendency to classify and build family histories according to common descent but also ignores the work of biologists studying non-human species.

Quotes by J. Philippe Rushton

For me, I can only talk so much about basketball, and I get a little bored.

Quotes by J. J. Redick

I was convinced that the only thing I wanted to do ever - was write novels.

J.K. Rowling

Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens.

Quotes by J. M. Roberts

Frequently Asked Questions

What subjects do the "Only" quotes on this page cover?
The quotes touch on horror as a film genre that blends experimental technique into the mainstream, geopolitical strategy around balance of power in Europe, and reflections on the empirical foundations of science and modern physics.
Is there a quote here about horror movies?
Yes, one discusses horror as one of the only genres able to weave abstract, experimental filmmaking techniques into mainstream cinema, noting that creating something genuinely spooky takes particular skill.
Does this page include anything about geopolitics?
Yes, one quote discusses the balance of power in Eurasia from an Anglo-American perspective, weighing the choice of aligning with a Western Europe against Russia.
Is there a quote here about science and physics?
Yes, two touch on this - one on how scientific concepts are drawn from empirical data, and another on how the "foundations of physics have started moving" as modern physics developed, unsettling older assumptions. For more thoughtful, reflective lines, see Life or Good.
Is this page more scientific and political than personal?
Yes, these particular quotes lean intellectual and analytical rather than personal. For more everyday, relatable quotes, try Like or Me.

You can also browse our Good quotes and Like quotes for lighter reflections.